994: Once a Hero: The Past of the Disabled Old Man
"Grandpa, do you live here? Hmm, it smells so good, I want a drink. The simple-minded Ling'er was easily deceived by the old man's hypocritical face, and the fragrant osmanthus tea smelled intoxicating. This seduced Ling'er, who was not strong-willed.
"Ling'er, don't go over!" I grabbed Ling'er, who wanted to step forward.
"Husband, I really want to drink!" Ling'er was puzzled, stared at me with a pair of beautiful big eyes, and looked at me with a dripping look, full of grievances.
"Well, after I go back, I'll ask your sister Xian'er to make you the best osmanthus tea, as well as osmanthus cake, and osmanthus garden porridge!" I comforted Ling'er softly.
"Oh!" Ling'er nodded obediently, not making trouble.
"I didn't expect that the old man of the Four Demon Kings of the Demon Palace, who used to dominate the world and made all the masters in the world frightened, would be such a kind old man, which is really unexpected."
I stepped forward, stared at the old man, and said aloud.
"Hehe, I didn't expect that after such a long time, there are still people who remember the old age, it's really an honor." The old man smiled, looked at us, and said, "The four demon kings of the Demon Palace are just a false name. The old man joined the Demon Palace just to use the resources of the Demon Palace, not for anything else. ”
"Oh?" I looked at the old man in confusion.
"Originally, Lao Yu was once a powerful warrior, crisscrossing the wilderness, fighting for the honor of the empire, and with the army fighting in all directions, he made great achievements, and was respected by his colleagues and loved by the people. However, my boss was jealous of me and feared that one day I would lose my power, so I deliberately leaked the secret and the demon in a battle against the demons, resulting in my failure. …… One defeat is nothing, victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, and I can make a comeback. However, after I exhausted my mental strength to launch the forbidden technique and blocked the pursuers of the demons, I was completely out of strength. At this time, my good boss bribed my own soldiers, and when I was out of strength, he broke my two legs and abolished my dantian, making me a complete waste. ”
The old man was very calm and told his past. The hero of a country and the nation was so framed, became a victim of ugly political power, and was used as a stepping stone by a piece of garbage with an extremely dirty soul. Although these things were all mentioned in one word, I could understand his feelings at that time. It is really sad and lamentable, to be loyal to the country, to the people, and to oneself all his life, but in the end he ended up like this. …… Although the old man's tone was very flat and I couldn't see anything, the cold tone was like June frost, which made my heart skip a beat. I don't know how long it has been since this incident, but the strong resentment has not weakened, but has become more and more profound.
"That damn bastard didn't kill me, he made me a wreck. I used to be a high-ranking master, but as a general, I suppressed the prestige of the marshal. The soldier obeys me, not him. The people love me, not him. The fire of his jealousy had twisted his mind. He didn't kill me, he made me worse than dead. …… I used to be a proud warrior, a valiant general. My destiny should be to fall on the battlefield and die for my country. However, after that war, I suffered a great deal of humiliation. Because of his leaks, we have suffered a lot of losses. The soldiers are not obeying me, and the people are not believing in me. And I, who cultivated to the end of my life, became a cripple. My family expelled me from the house for self-preservation. My fiancée broke off the engagement with me directly. Haha......"
Hearing the words of the old man, I was not only silent. The poor must have something to hate, and vice versa, and the hateful must have something to be pitied. Think about it from another perspective, who can deal with this kind of thing calmly? From a national hero, the patron saint of the people, to the point that everyone is disgusted. At such a time, instead of comforting him, his family expelled him from the house for himself, and his fiancée not only did not share the joys and sorrows with him, but flew separately and broke off the marriage contract with him when the disaster came. …… Cultivation is all wasted, loved ones are abandoned, from high up, with all kinds of dazzling halos to people who are rejected by heaven and earth, who can stand this huge gap?
I let out a long sigh, no wonder, as a human being, I joined the camp of the Demon Palace, and together I poisoned the common people and mutilated the human race. No matter who has been humiliated so much, it will also distort the heart.
"Glory to the Empire, glory to the warriors, dignity of humanity! …… These were the things I swore to protect. However, at that moment, I realized how ridiculous these things were. On the battlefield, I fought endlessly, and how much blood I shed for the country and the people. What did I give up my comfortable life at home to go to the front for? …… Politics? Ridiculous politics. For his own selfishness, he caused hundreds of thousands of human elite soldiers to die on the front line. Wouldn't he feel ashamed of exchanging hundreds of thousands of unjust souls for his pitiful position? I never wanted to fight with him for anything, everything was his own mediocrity. It's ridiculous that I always thought that the wise and wise emperor had listened to him, and if it weren't for the previous military exploits, I would have been exiled if I had become a complete waste. …… I'm unwilling, I'm unwilling! ”
Listening to the heart-rending roar of the old man, I was silent. In any era, at any time, there are people, there is strife. The darkness of politics is far from being as simple as imagined. A simple person like him, in the dark officialdom, is inevitably difficult to move an inch and struggle. Being framed is a normal thing. Who can be blamed for this? Blame his boss? It's a given. However, it is the ugliness in the hearts of human beings that is to blame, which is the most fundamental thing.
"Hehe, probably those people can't think of it. I once killed an evil puppeteer of the Demon Clan on the battlefield and captured his secret arts. Although my cultivation is nullified, my hands are not yet nullified. With these secret techniques, I created a mechanism golem. Later, I became incognito and became famous as a puppet, and was regarded as a puppet master. …… I got up step by step and started all over again, but I saw how ugly human beings really are. In this world, the law of the jungle is the strongest, and only strength can speak for itself. For this reason, I continued to temper my puppet skills, and finally achieved success. …… One day, I rushed into my boss's mansion with my puppet mechanism, and exterminated his entire family of 3,272 people...... Dog...... No...... Stay! ”